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curation

American  
[kyoo-ray-shuhn] / kjʊˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of curating a collection of some kind.

  2. the role or duties of a curator.


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Spotify, and its competitors like Apple Music and Amazon Music, are driving the trend in AI-assisted curation, allowing premium subscribers to automatically generate playlists through text prompts to fit a mood, vibe or occasion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

George Lucas was highly involved in the creation and curation of the 300,000-square-foot Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Historic Royal Palaces has the responsibility for the curation of exhibitions and art hanging at Hillsborough Castle.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The remains later disappeared from scholarly attention for many years before being identified again in the Egyptian Museum during a curation project in 2020.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

In a clever piece of installation design, shelves built around the screen bring the painting’s illusions to life, displaying real bronzes, porcelains, texts and scholarly objects from Lee’s collection—modern curation fulfilling classical cultural capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

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